Completed 3Lz+3T. Could exit out of the 3F. Step-out of 2A (ah, silly mistake). Great Bielmann spin. I like that she expresses two different moods in the piece, though I like the choreography of the first half better than the slightly sloppy second half. However, this should go into first place.

Wow, Hannah Miller in silver medal position; I did not expect that. But having watched her performance, she was great! And I think that combo was in the second half, which probably boosted her score. Too bad about Angela, but knowing her she'll bring it in the long and move up.

Elena always looks lovely to me, even with some smaller mistakes. For someone her age she really is amazing, she has that "it"-factor all over her. She's easily the class of the field for me here

Enjoyed the others too - Angela has a beautiful overall style, too bad for the mistake. Satoko was as elegant as she always is, and Anna P. suprised me so much! Never saw her before, but she has some nice attack. Hannah Miller has so much personality too. It's a pretty good field we have here, I'm excited for the FS.

That edge call on the flip for angela is wierd , she didnt lip! just one of "those calls" I guess. I agree with the overall placements though and I think we could see alot of switching around in the free

That edge call on the flip for angela is wierd , she didnt lip! just one of "those calls" I guess. I agree with the overall placements though and I think we could see alot of switching around in the free

Yeah, a lot of skaters have been getting edge calls on the flip, even when the entry is on a flat edge which I think is fine (and which Dick Button think is fine too). They really want to see an inside edge this year.

Very good young talent overall. But seriously, can't the coaches of some of these young bendable, flexible Russian ladies come up with some costume styling other than the ubiquitous bodysuit? Debi Thomas and Carolina Kostner have done it best in that regard, hands down or leg up.

I'm somewhat amazed and amused by Johnny Weir's fashion influence among all disciplines in this sport.

Very good young talent overall. But seriously, can't the coaches of some of these young bendable, flexible Russian ladies come up with some costume styling other than the ubiquitous bodysuit? Debi Thomas and Carolina Kostner have done it best in that regard, hands down or leg up.

I'm somewhat amazed by Johnny Weir's fashion influence among all disciplines in this sport.

Not sure if Johnny's fashion influence is always a good thing either lol Very impressed with all the junior ladies. Radionova had a lot of smal mistakes which is disappointing . Hannah cold win it all.

Very good young talent overall. But seriously, can't the coaches of some of these young bendable, flexible Russian ladies come up with some costume styling other than the ubiquitous bodysuit? Debi Thomas and Carolina Kostner have done it best in that regard, hands down or leg up.

I'm somewhat amazed and amused by Johnny Weir's fashion influence among all disciplines in this sport.

I remember Shelepen a couple seasons back, said in an interview or something, that she chose bodysuits for her costumes that season because she was growing quickly and her legs were much longer than the rest of her body at that point, so a dress would either have a skirt that looked too short, or if the skirt is lengthened, then it can be distracting when one is skating. Pogorilaya at least is certainly very much legs at this point, so I would not be surprised if her decision to wear bodysuits is due to similar reasoning. As for Radinova, the body suit suits the program so I'm fine with it.

Really impressed with Pogorilaya by the way, she reminds me of Shelepen with better jump technique and a nice injection of personality. Love her balanchine lines and the way she pushes through her programs. Nice to see some talented up-and-comers on the rise where so many of the current Russian senior ladies have been struggling recently.

Not sure if Johnny's fashion influence is always a good thing either lol Very impressed with all the junior ladies. Radionova had a lot of smal mistakes which is disappointing . Hannah cold win it all.

I would be thrilled if Hannah got on the podium, and I think she definitely can with that 8 point edge over Wang, but I tend to think the Russians will go 1 and 2, those two have a lot of content planned in their FS, and Radinova rarely makes mistakes. Pogo idk because she was so much better at her second JGP compared to her first, but from what I can tell she seems hungry and on an upward projectory.